Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title. After three weeks of competition, the finale of the Tour de France arrived Sunday. All eyes were on Pogacar, who stood on the verge of capturing his historic fifth title.
A van der Poel l'ultima tappa sul circuito parigino con partenza e arrivo sugli Champs-Élysées The 27-year-old Slovenian dominated this year's race to join Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to win five Tours. The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France.(Image credit: Thibault Camus)
Slovene becomes fifth rider to win five ToursEddy Merckx: ‘He’ll soon break our record’Tadej Pogacar took a record-equalling fifth win in the Tour de France on Sunday, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin in the canon of the Tour’s most successful cyclists. In a thrilling finale to the Tour, Mathieu van der Poel took his second stage win of the race on the Champs-Élysees, fending off the pursuing pack of sprinters by a tyre’s width, after breaking clear with Pogacar on the final climb of the Butte de Montmartre.Merckx, widely considered the greatest-ever cyclist due to the breadth of his achievements beyond the Tour itself, believes Pogacar will now go on to win a sixth Tour. “I don’t think he’ll be content just to draw level with me and the other champions,” the 81-year-old Belgian said.
“He’ll soon break our record for Tour victories.” Continue reading... Le Slovène remporte sa troisième course d'affilée. Remco Evenepoel et Isaac Del Toro complètent le podium, suivis de deux Français.
Tadej Pogacar claimed his record-equalling fifth Tour de France title as Mathieu van der Poel won a sensational 21st and final stage around Paris on Sunday. Two-time world champion Pogacar joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the most successful riders in Tour history. PARIS (AP) — Tadej Pogacar wins a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title.
Ungefährdet gewinnt der Slowene zum fünften Mal das wichtigste Radrennen der Welt – und beinahe auch noch die Schlussetappe in Paris. Ob seiner Dominanz wird bereits Unmut laut. Tadej Pogacar has won a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after the final stage ended in Paris.
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